WINERIES
All of the wineries in Washington County are family owned and come with a rich family history. They specialize in hand crafted, natural winemaking and finding that sweet nectar of that perfect grape. Most of the wineries exclusively use the grapes they grow and hand harvest in their vineyard and they craft and bottle all of the products on their vineyard.
Tastings
There are four recognized stages to wine tasting: appearance, “in glass” the aroma of the wine, “in mouth” sensations and “finish” aftertaste. They are combined in order to establish the following properties of a wine: Complexity and character, potential suitability for aging or drinking, and possible faults. To ensure impartial judgement it should be served blind that is without the tasters seeing the label or bottle shape. This is to ensure the best possible experience when tasting wine.
Tours
A vineyard tour is a physical tour through the grounds and facilities of a vineyard. On a vineyard tour you can expect to not only inspect the vineyards, and wine-making facilities, you can also learn about the history of the vineyard, how they make wine and their wine philosophy. Most tours end in the tasting room, and you can taste the wines produced at the vineyard from various vintages. Vineyard tours can be educational and fun. A vineyard tour serves to teach visitors about the vineyard, wine grape growing and the winemaking processes employed in the vineyard winery.
Visit the Vineyards & Winemakers
When ever you go on a vineyard tour you get to meet and speak with wine growers and makers who can share their vision and philosophy of why and how they make wine, see historical photos of generational vineyard production and more. As wines are specific to the regions that they grow in, you can learn to develop your palate by touring vineyards and tasting wines with the folks who grow and produce the wine, and you’ll gain insight about the particular flavors and characteristics of the wine you are tasting.
